Open AccessMobibus: Mobile Real-Time Monitoring Application for Public Transport
Author(s) -
Gleison da Silva,
Raimundo Lima,
Isaac Moreira,
Artur Henrique Kronbauer
Publication year - 2018
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5753/waihcws.2018.3895
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , public transport , process (computing) , industrialisation , computer science , population , quality (philosophy) , business , transport engineering , internet privacy , computer security , engineering , geography , political science , sociology , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , law , operating system , demography
In Brazil, the process of industrialization of society has been accompanied by an exponential growth of the resident population in urban centers. Therefore, the need to move people and goods within cities also increases, which can be defined as mobility in the urban context. This issue has fostered many studies that show the importance of developing actions that adequately address the issue of urban mobility, seeking to improve the quality of life in the city. Within this context, this research aims to develop an application for smartphones to provide accurate information about bus schedules for public transport in the city of Alagoinhas - BA - Brazil and consequently provide improvements in user experience. According to the data collected, MobiBus was able to alleviate the inconvenience caused by a long waiting time at the bus stop and made users feel more secure.